Power of the Holy Spirit's Names

Tony Evans

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Know the Spirit Through His NamesLiving Water. Helper. Lord. Many believers long for a clearer understanding of the Holy Spirit and the role He plays in our relationship with God. The good news is, when we study the Bible, the Spirit's specific identity and work as a member of the Trinity is made clear. In The Power of The Holy Spirit's Names, bestselling author and pastor Dr. Tony Evans examines 12 of the Spirit's most significant titles and what they reveal about this powerful, present, and personal expression of the triune God. As you read, you'll gain eye-opening insights into how the Spirit moves within the hearts of believers while learning how His indwelling of you shapes your unique faith. As we grow in our ability to love, revere, and relate to the person of the Holy Spirit, we also grow in our capacity to experience God. This book will help you internalize profound truths about the Holy Spirit's character and transform how you understand the Trinity. Complete Your ExperienceThe Power of the Holy Spirit's Names DVDThe Power of the Holy Spirit's Names Workbook

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• Philosophie et théologie

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• Publié par: Harvest House Publishers
• Date de parution: 03 janvier 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780736979634
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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The Power of the Holy Spirit s Names
Copyright 2022 by Tony Evans
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I want to thank my friends at Harvest House Publishers for their long-standing partnership in bringing my thoughts, study, and words to print. I particularly want to thank Bob Hawkins for his friendship over the years, as well as his pursuit of excellence in leading his company. I also want to publicly thank Kim Moore and Jean Bloom for their help in the editorial process. In addition, my appreciation goes out to Heather Hair for her skills and insights in collaboration on this manuscript.
CONTENTS

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Helper
2. The Dove
3. The Living Water
4. The Anointing
5. The Lord
6. The Wine
7. The Fruit
8. The Intercessor
9. The Seal
10. The Breath
11. The Power
12. The Wind and Fire
Appendix: The Urban Alternative
The Power of the Holy Spirit s Names Workbook and DVD
Other Books by Tony Evans
About the Publisher
INTRODUCTION
T he Holy Spirit is the most misunderstood, marginalized, misused, and underappreciated member of the Trinity. On the one hand, He s ignored, and on the other hand, He s illegitimately sensationalized. Both extremes cancel or limit His work in and through God s people. That s why it s important for us to not only know the Holy Spirit more but as He really is.
The Spirit has a central role in the life of the believer and the empowerment of the church, with the distinctive task of making the reality and truth of God experienced in both. And because He possesses emotions, intellect, and will, He is to be related to on a personal level. He s to be known , not merely considered a force or power to be manipulated or used. Although He s nonmaterial, intangible, and invisible, He is nonetheless real and relational.
As with the other two members of the Trinity, one of the best means to understand, appreciate, and benefit from the person of the Holy Spirit is to explore the names and attribute descriptions He s given in Scripture. They explain how He lives those roles in us, through us, and for us.
My first goal in this book, then, is to identify, explain, and illustrate the Holy Spirit and His work through those descriptions and names. By the way, while some of the Holy Spirit s names and descriptions are not always capitalized as proper nouns as I write-just as they aren t in Scripture or at least in some Bible translations or paraphrases-they are nevertheless as significant to our study as if they were.
A second goal is to show believers how to relate to the person of the Holy Spirit in a more personal and intimate way. And a third goal is to help us learn how to take full advantage of all the Spirit offers for our physical lives, our emotional lives, and most importantly, our spiritual lives. When we grasp how to do this, His availability can be maximized for our personal and collective growth and impact.
When we come to know the Spirit-again, not only more but as He really is-we can more intimately tap into the unique ways God reveals Himself to us. That s why we all need to understand that to the degree we take the person and work of the Holy Spirit seriously is the degree to which we will experience more of God.
1
THE HELPER
J ust two months after my wife of nearly 50 years passed, I was scheduled to film a Bible study in Sedona, Arizona. In the years prior to her becoming ill, Lois and I had enjoyed traveling to various places around the country for me to film these studies. It gave us some much-needed time away in beautiful locations while also allowing me to work. I had come to look forward to these trips because she was with me.
But this journey would be different. This filming would be difficult. This act of faith, on my part, would take everything I had in me to carry out.
I d counseled enough people over my four decades as a pastor to know I needed to go. I needed to follow the same advice I d given to so many others over the years. I had to create new experiences that would enable me to heal during this time of grieving rather than get stuck in an emotional loop. But I d also counseled enough people to know that doing so is never easy. And the full realization of this truth hit me as I walked down the airport corridor to catch my flight that very first time without Lois.
I walked alone. I pulled my luggage alone. My head hung down, and my heart joined it. And as I moved forward, I grew even more discouraged and depressed to the point that tears welled up in my eyes. I didn t want to go without her. I didn t want to create new experiences if Lois wasn t going to be in them. Nor did I feel like teaching on the Bible at that moment in time.
But I would soon find out that, even though I walked alone, I wasn t alone. The Holy Spirit was with me. And like the Holy Spirit knows to do, He met me right where I was with just what I needed to keep going.
As I walked slower and slower by the step, a middle-aged couple I d never seen before approached me. I didn t know them at all but, as I found out later, they listened to me on the radio. And while people often approach me in airports to say hello or to tell me they listen to me on the radio, these two were different. They didn t say any of that at the start. They didn t tell me their story. They didn t ask for a photo. They simply asked if they could pray for me.
Well, I answered, realizing they must have been sent by God, sure.
They put their arms around me, and I put my arms around them. The woman began to weep, and the man began to pray. I ll never forget his words: Lord, we believe You have led us to our brother today to pray for him. We don t believe we passed by here due to chance. Whatever help and comfort he needs, for whatever he s facing in light of what s happened and what he s going through, I pray that Your Spirit will lift him up and give that help and comfort to him right now.
The gentleman closed his prayer, and then the three of us hugged. After thanking them and hearing some of their kind words about listening to me preach over the years and their condolences for my late wife, Lois, I continued on my way filled with a greater strength than I d had just moments before. I had driven to the airport completely down. I d entered the airport terminal completely down. But the Holy Spirit knew I needed help, and at the right time and in the right place, He sent the right people to come and lift me up in prayer so I could keep going.
I was able to do the teaching in Sedona as planned. And while it was by far one of the more difficult things I ve ever had to do, I found the subject of knowing God encouraging as I taught through it. In this space of great loss, as I remained obedient to Him despite the pain I was feeling, God peeled back the layers of pain and grief enough to help me see His presence in His Spirit like I needed to.
In fact, when I arrived at the hotel where I would be staying, a woman there encouraged me as well. An employee at the hotel, she overheard my name when I was about to check in, then personally greeted me, expressed her condolences, and let me know she would be praying for me too.
GOD SENDS THE HELPER
The Holy Spirit knows what you need and when you need it, especially when you need it-and Him-the most. After all, we all face times when we re down, when we re in what I ll call a slump.
When baseball players run into a slump, they ve entered an extended period of time when they re unable to hit the ball well. They show up game after game after game, following the prescribed routine, yet each time at the plate seems to nurture the self-fulfilling prophecy taking root in their minds. They ground out, pop up, or fly out over and over again. Worse, they might strike out. No matter how hard they try, they just can t manage a base hit let alone a home run. Sometimes they re even sent down to the minor leagues until they figure out how to overcome this slump.
Whether routine creates grooves so deep that they drag us in